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Eriocaulon flavidulum Mich. FI. 2, 166? Purslı 
Fl. 1, 92, Nut, Gen. 1, 90? Elliot Bot, 2, 566. Willd. 
Herh. no. 236%, 
America borealis: Civitates consociatae in ripis fln- 
viorum a Pensylvania usque ad Carolinam (fide Pursh). 
(Hb. Havn.) Mis. Mühlenberg (Hh,. Willd, no. 236%). 
Leg. Barreth atque Schweinitz atque Leo (Hb. Vindob.). 
Mis. Beruhardi (Hh. Vindob, ei Berol.). In Georgia leg. 
Asa Gray (Hb. Mart.). In New Jersey (Hb. Al, Braun), 
Prope Charlestown attul, Cabanis (Hb. Berol.). 
Planta 3 — 6-pollicaris, Badieis fibrae faseienlatae, 
spongiosae, seplis transversalibus instructae, glabrae, albi- 
dae. Folia cespitosa, linearia, ensiformia, subulata, glabra, 
membranacer, pellncida, fenestrato- 3 — 1%-nervia, viridia, 
13/,— 3 pollices longa, medio 1 — ® lineas lata vel multo 
angustiora. Pedunenli per plures aggregali, 7-striati vel 
sulcati, in sieon plerumgue compressi, panlle torti, glahri, 
folia duplo triplove superantes, ? — 6-pollicares. Vaginae 
laxinsoulae, oblique fissae, lamina obtusa vel acntinsenla, 
Slabrae, pellueidae, fenestrato-nervosae, foliis breviores vel 
ea ‚subaequantes, 1%/,—13/y pollicares. Capitula hemisphae- 
rien, summitate breviter villosula, cito calva, laxiflora qua- 
Propter in sicen plus minus compressa, 11/, linens Iata. 
Brasteae involuerantes ovatae vel oblougee vel oblonge-ch- 
ovatae, rotundato -ohtusae, glabrae, virides vel siramineo - 
pallidae, exteriores et, interiores aeqnales. Braoteae flores 
stipantes oblongo-ohovatae, auntae , superne pilosulae, mem- 
branaceae , flores aequantes. Reoeptacnlum glabrum. Flores 
masculi et feminei hrevissime pedieelläti. Mi: Perigonii ex- 
terioris partes 2 liberae, spathulatae ,. aeutinsenlae ve) obtusae, 
apice pilosulae, oarinato-navienlares, memhranacene, albido - 
Navescentes vel griseng, Perigonii interioris partes in tubum 
